New Zealand Subantarctic Islands
world heritage site in New Zealand
Key facts
- Location
- New Zealand
- Includes
- Antipodes Islands Auckland Islands Bounty Islands Campbell Islands Snares Islands / Tini Heke
- Criteria
- Natural: (ix), (x)
- Inscription
- 1998 (22nd Session )
- Area
- 764.8 km (295.3 sq mi)
- Coordinates
- 50°45′S 166°6′E / 50.750°S 166.100°E / -50.750; 166.100
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Area
- 76458
- Image
- Campbell Island Landscape.jpg
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- Commons category
- New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands
- native label
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The New Zealand Subantarctic Islands comprise the five southernmost groups of the New Zealand outlying islands. They are collectively designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Most of the islands lie near the southeast edge of the largely submerged continent centred on New Zealand called Zealandia, which was riven from Australia 60–85 million years ago, and from Antarctica 85–130 million years ago. They share some features with Australia's Macquarie Island to the west.